Trump Admin Launches Aggressive Immigration Push In Minneapolis

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00:00Trump Admin launches aggressive immigration push in Minneapolis.

00:04The Trump administration has intensified its immigration enforcement efforts,

00:09with a major operation focused on Minneapolis,

00:11deploying more than 100 immigration and customs enforcement agents

00:15to identify and remove illegal Somali immigrants living in the city.

00:20According to the New York Post,

00:21officials say as many as 500 individuals from Somalia are being targeted.

00:27Minneapolis is home to the largest Somali population in the United States,

00:31with estimates topping 80,000 residents from the East African nation.

00:36The heightened enforcement comes on the heels of revelations

00:38involving large-scale fraud within Minnesota's Somali migrant community.

00:43Accusations have been made alleging that some within the community

00:46have been funneling American taxpayer funds to the terrorist organization Al-Shabaab.

00:52According to the state's Department of Human Services,

00:54scammers exploited public programs and cost taxpayers roughly $1 billion,

01:00a scandal that erupted during the tenure of Governor Tim Walz.

01:04President Donald Trump sharply criticized illegal immigration from Somalia

01:08during a White House cabinet meeting on Tuesday.

01:11I don't want them in our country, he said,

01:13while also describing the struggling nation as one that stinks.

01:17He additionally attacked Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota,

01:21who was born in Somalia, calling her garbage.

01:23Despite the focus on Minnesota's Somali community,

01:27the Department of Homeland Security pushed back on claims that the operation was singling out any group.

01:33Officials emphasized that immigration actions are based solely on legal status, not ethnicity.

01:39Every day, ICE enforces the laws of the nation across the country.

01:43Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a Wednesday statement,

01:47What makes someone a target of ICE is not their race or ethnicity,

01:51but the fact that they are in the country illegally.

01:53We do not discuss future or potential operations.

01:57The Minnesota operation appears to be part of a broader national effort.

02:00As of Tuesday, ICE expanded its presence in New Orleans as well,

02:04signaling a multi-state push by the administration to accelerate enforcement.

02:08We'll be in

02:09the right Flash

02:26in New Orleans as well.

02:28We need it.